Activists Board Shell Contracted Drillship.

Photo | February 24, 2012

Activists on the Shell-contracted drillship holding the "Stop Shell" Sign. Shell is positioning itself to be at the head of an oil-rush into the Arctic, in expectation that climate change will continue to drive up the average Arctic summer ice melt, and so make drilling in the region easier. Oil spills are virtually impossible to clean up in Arctic conditions.